bomb tonight as the a's lose their third in a row and drops them into a tie for the the wildcard with baltimore, 6-2 the final. >>> ton football the 49ers embark on their longest road trip of the season and visit minnesota this sunday. they stay over in youngtown ohio home of their owners the yorks and move on to face the jets the following sunday. mike shumann has this report. >> athletes are creatures of habit and their weekly rituals will be turned upside down the next two weeks staying on the east coast for consecutive road games. jim harbaugh looks at the trip as a chance to bond as a team like they did last year. >> gave us a great chance to be around each other and have meals, you know, you stay longer at the meals, you know. got to know each other more. found out a different guy's story that you didn't know before you had a longer conversation with him than sometimes you did at the facility. >> reporter: the athletes make sacrifices throughout the season and this is a long time to be away from home. >> it is tough to be away from your family for sure but at the same time thinking back o